Fires in Philippines

Roughly a dozen fires (red pixels) dotted the landscape on the main Philippine island of Luzon on April 1, 2002. This true-color image was acquired by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft.

Please note that the high-resolution scene provided here is 500 meters per pixel. For a copy of this scene at the sensor's fullest resolution, visit the MODIS Rapidfire site.</P

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published April 1, 2002
Data acquired April 1, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Biomass Burning